Moose stalking in the North

Three years and nearly 30,000 kms for Karen to finally spot a wild moose. She has been looking for one since we left to cross Canada in August 2012. All we saw, all the way across Canada were 5 moose: 3 stuffed and 2 in the back of pickup trucks in Quebec.

Well, she finally spotted one on the side of the road on the Cassier highway while heading for Watson Lake, Yukon which is where we are.  She had been looking since we pulled onto the highway at 100 Mile House; camera in hand waiting for that classic travel picture with a moose in it. When she finally did see one it was a glance of a cow in a road side swamp while travelling at 90 kph. All that and she did not get a picture.

Along the way we have seen lots of wild life. We saw our first grizzly bear, a fox, a couple of black bears and about a billion chipmunks. To our wildlife loving friends – fear not the northern chipmunk is doing fine.

Since leaving the fires and heat in Nakusp we travelled north stopping to see old friends in Burns Lake. We only get to see them every few years, which is never enough, but a more welcome home we seldom visit. Ian and Heather we miss seeing you more!

Sorry for the slow update but WIFI and high speed internet are not synonymous here in the great White North. Due to the slow speed we will update photos later.

On the road to Alaska………..

Kevan, Karen and Rufus.